Man and woman tell police they have bomb in pickup after car chase from Arlington to Fort Worth

Kimberly “Asma” Al-Homsi, who has repeatedly been the subject of interest by federal terrorism authorities, is expected to face a federal explosive charge after the latest incident in Arlington on Saturday.

She and another man were arrested after authorities found an incendiary device in their vehicle following a police pursuit Saturday evening.

Al-Homsi, 45, and Yasinul Alan Ansari, 18, both remain in the Arlington city jail. Bail has been set at $210,000 for Al-Homsi and $100,000 for Ansari.

UPDATE 9:28 p.m.: The interstate is still shut down and police are still trying to determine if there is anything in the pickup.

Here is an updated story I just wrote:

Police shut down Interstate 820 at Rosedale Street in Fort Worth Saturday night after a man and woman arrested at the end of a car chase told officers that they had an “incendiary device” in their pickup truck.

As of 9:30 p.m. police were still trying to determine whether there was anything in the truck and the interstate was still closed, said Arlington police spokeswoman Tiara Ellis Richard.

The chase began after a driver in another vehicle called 911 from State Highway 360 in Arlington around 5 p.m. to report someone pointed a weapon at him. Police tried to pull the pickup over but it would not stop. The chase would through Arlington and into Fort Worth until the pickup spun out at Rosedale Street under I-820.
The Fort Worth police bomb responded to inspect the truck.

Richard said she could not release any information about the man and woman taken into custody or what type of weapon was pointed at the driver.

The area where the pickup stopped is mainly an industrial area. But Richard said that residents in the few homes there were evacuated as a precaution. She did not know how many.

UPDATE 8:15 p.m.: Police are still trying to determine if there is a device in the vehicle.

Original post 7:22 p.m.: Police have shut down Interstate 820 at Rosedale Street in Fort Worth after arresting a man who told officers at the end of a car chase that he had an “incendiary device” in his vehicle.

The chase began in Arlington and ended in Fort Worth after a driver called 911 from along State Highway 360 to report someone pointed a weapon at him.

Arlington police spokeswoman Tiara Ellis Richard said it is unclear what type of device, if any, is in the car. She said the Fort Worth bomb squad has been called to the scene.